Schedule for Green Metropolis Fair - 4/16

Irish American Heritage Center

Saturday, April 16th, 10am-4pm
Irish American Heritage Center
4626 N. Knox, Chicago IL

 

 

10:00am

Fair Opens!

Access Table Sponsors & Marketplace Vendors all day: Shop, Educate, Enrich!

10:30am

Presentation by Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Location: 3rd floor, Theater Commissioners Frank Avila, Patricia Horton, and Mariyana Spyropoulos will speak on water conservation, the proper disposal of pharmaceutical drugs, and toxic personal care products and cosmetics

11:15am

I-GO Car-Sharing Demo Location: Outside South Entrance Learn how car-sharing works and see their plug-in Prius. Good for your budget! Good for the environment!

11:30am

Dirt! The Movie Location: 1st Floor, Auditorium

12:00pm

Urban Chicken Panel Location: Outside South Entrance Jennifer Murtoff, Home to Roost Urban Chicken Consulting

12:00pm

Performance by I Ching Quartet Location: 1st Floor, Fifth Province

12:50pm

Composting Panel Location: 1st Floor, Auditorium Cathy Scratch, Feed Earth Now Amber Gribben, Urban Worm Girl

1:00pm

"How to Be a Superhero for Planet Earth" Location: 1st Floor, Fifth Province Alix Gnoske, Author & Illustrator of Loui Saves the Earth

1:30pm

Green Homes 101 by U.S. Green Building Council Illinois Chapter Location: 3rd Floor, Theater Green Homes 101 provides a basic understanding of what constitutes a green home, and helps current and potential homeowners begin to identify green elements and practices

2:00pm

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Panel Location: 2nd Floor, Library Cleetus Friedman, City Provisions Meat CSA Alissa Wolbers, Irv & Shelly’s Fresh Picks Robin Schirmer, Tomato Mountain Farm

2:00pm

Vanishing of the Bees Movie Location: 1st Floor, Auditorium

3:00pm

Urban Gardening Panel Location: 2nd Floor, Library Ramon Gonzales, a.k.a. "Mr. Brown Thumb" Cynthia Raskin, Recycle the Raindrops Emily Lake, Urban Habitat Chicago

3:30pm

Beekeeping Panel Location: 1st Floor, Auditorium Cleetus Friedman, City Provisions Helen Cameron, Uncommon Ground John Hansen, Sweet Beginnings Richard McGinnis, Mindful Metropolis

4:00pm

Fair Ends